Across the world, メリメ (Merime 
, メリメ, Mérimée 
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The given name メリメ is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a rare male name, Algeria, where it is a rare feminine name, and Morocco. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Algeria. Also, メリメ is the last name as well as the forename.